Chapter 272 Summoned by the Ministry of Punishment
"Don't look at me, I don't know you at all..."
Zhou Shi, who was closest to Zheng Yao, tried to turn his face away, for fear of being recognized by him and saying hello in front of everyone in the Jiulong Hall.
Looking at this posture, it seems that Zheng Yao, like him, has not passed the test and joined the Kowloon Hall... But he did not rush in here with murderous intent, and even announced his family name with a smile!
"How did you get in?" Rong Chengyu's voice became stern for the first time, "Who is going to assess him?"
"It's me." Li Yi raised his hand and said with a bad smile, "I took him to Rongxing Teahouse according to the rules. It seems that he found his own way in."
"Oh, doesn't Rongxing Teahouse also call itself the 'Kowloon Hall Club'? Just grab a few more people and ask," Zheng Yao said in a nonchalant tone, "I didn't expect you guys to even have the Golden Light of Escape, so you don't have to worry about it.
I turned the teahouse upside down and looked for it."
Rong Chengyu's face had a sulky look, which was completely different from his previous composure.
Zhou Shi thought to himself: "Rongxing Teahouse, Rongcheng Yurong Lao, one is the outer hall and the other is the inner hall. It seems that Rongxing Teahouse is his property."
"Sit down first." Rong Chengyu said coldly.
"Thank you." Zheng Yao carelessly opened the chair to Zhou Shi's left and sat down. When he saw Zhou Shi's face, he raised his eyebrows but said nothing.
"Since you are here, I will keep you all for a while while we deal with one thing."
The tense atmosphere at the table temporarily eased. Luan Chongxiang received Rong Lao's instruction and stood up and said:
"Everyone, I have found some clues regarding the investigation of the so-called 'Xuannan Bodhisattva'."
Xuan Nan...Xuan Nan Gong? Is one of the gods that the people of Qijia Village tried to invite when they were desperate?
"During the last meeting, some members claimed that this deity was secretly enshrined in the homes of some high-ranking officials in the imperial court. Two members of the Qi family and I went to investigate around Yu Zicai, the Minister of Rites, and indeed found clues.
"Not long ago, probably around the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, their family invited a carving craftsman and was ordered to carve a new one based on an old statue in Yu Shangshu's house, but he was only allowed to blindfold his eyes and touch the statue with both hands.
Carve the shape of the statue.
"He was not allowed to go out during the whole carving process, so he carved in the dark for two days in the Yu family's house. After finishing the carving, he took a lot of money and left. Unexpectedly, the Yu family paid a murderer to kill him. Fortunately, I arrived in time.
Saved the man.
"According to him, when he learned about the strange additional requirements, he wanted to give up, but he was afraid of offending the high official, so he had no choice but to be ordered to carve it, but he kept it in mind. There was a pattern on the new statue that was different from the old one.
The image is different, and it would be impossible for people outside the door to detect it."
The father of the Qi family said: "With such a carving method, even the sculptor himself has difficulty remembering what the statue looks like, but we all should know in our hearts that the statue is probably the so-called 'Xuannan Bodhisattva'.
"I have said before that the statues of gods such as God of Wealth and Kitchen God can be worshiped in different shapes, and each household has different statues. That is because there are many people worshiping, and everyone has a vague idea in their heart.
Images, they together constitute the belief of gods in the lower world, and can be regarded as part of the gods.
"And some unknown gods can only be enshrined with statues similar to the deity. In other words, the statues of 'Xuannan Bodhisattva' enshrined by high officials should have the same shape."
Luan Chongxiang stroked his beard and said: "If I find one of them, I can ask the heaven and earth to find out the location of other statues. Then use Rong Lao's... In short, this will be very helpful for us to find out whether 'Xuan Nan Bodhisattva' is related to the God of Plague."
help."
"I'll leave this matter to you." Rong Chengyu cast his gaze over and landed on Zheng Yao.
"Go and steal that Bodhisattva statue, right? Put it on me."
"Attention, when you steal the statue of 'Xuannan Bodhisattva', you must not let anyone notice it, and you are not allowed to hurt anyone. If you cannot complete it, you will never receive an invitation from the Jiulong Hall again. I will personally attend the meeting next time
Rongxing Teahouse is here to make sure you don't do anything random."
"It's a deal."
"Mr. Luan will go with you. You can also ask the Qi family for help."
"No, no, no, just one person monitoring me is enough."
After Zheng Yao revealed his true purpose, Rong Chengyu seemed very magnanimous.
"If a gentleman doesn't build a dangerous wall, you haven't gained our trust yet."
Finally, we talked about the God of Plague! Even though Zhou was excited, he was still confused: If Zheng Yao didn't come, how did Rong Chengyu plan to deal with this matter? Is there something special about Zheng Yao that only he could complete this task?
"If you want to complete the task with the members, the contact person will leave the meeting place and time to you later. You can just go. The time of the next meeting will also be informed in the same way." Rong Chengyu said and raised it slightly.
The palm of his right hand emits golden light, "The meeting is dismissed!"
Zhou Shi felt his feet were empty again, he quickly lowered his center of gravity and landed firmly in the alley where he entered the Kowloon Hall.
Luan Chongxiang stood beside him, patted his clothes, and said with a smile: "Well, shopkeeper Zhou, see you next time."
Seeing that he didn't want to say more, Zhou Shi couldn't find anything to ask, so the two of them left the alley after a while.
While walking on the bustling road, he suddenly felt a little dazed, and Budu's voice floated in his ears:
"Shopkeeper, it seems you are serious about getting rid of me."
When he was watching the beheading in Yinling City, Budu could already influence his five senses and speak in his ear. This time, Budu's voice was clearer than ever.
He almost couldn't suppress this sinister soldier anymore.
Even if it doesn't survive to this day and still exists as a Yin soldier, it's just an illusion created by it.
"That's why I had to take the risk, just to solve this hidden danger as soon as possible..."
Zhou Shi's mouth twitched and he said in a volume that could not be heard by passers-by:
"I have no choice."
"Hey, if I had known this, why did you take me as a Yin soldier in the first place? Wouldn't it be better to just let me die physically and mentally?" Budu mocked, "In the end, you are just coveting my abilities. In order to pursue the immortality
If you use your power to take risks and even involve innocent people, what is the difference between you and me?"
I have to say, its words are very confusing.
"Look at the reinforcements you invited. The so-called Kowloon Hall knows nothing about this world, and it still wants to deal with the god of plague? It's really ridiculous."
"I don't have time to argue with you, but we can talk about the terms."
"oh?"
"This requires you to cooperate with me..."
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"Good morning, Lao Sun, I haven't seen you for a while."
"Yeah yeah……"
Sun Qianfeng responded listlessly, and it took him a while to realize who was greeting him.
"Chang Ren? When did you return to the capital?"
"Oh, I am responsible for escorting a witness in the imperial examination fraud case to Beijing. He just arrived three days ago."
"What witness needs you to escort in person?" Sun Qianfeng narrowed his eyes, "So, the reason for summoning us should be the same."
The joint trial of the imperial examination fraud case came to an end three days ago. Of course, the specific results will not be known to the two gold medal detectives.